Ambitious biometrics projects need clear roles for success
Biometrics technology development has long been the fixed domain of experts, and while public bodies like NIST have played a…
Articles By Chris Burt
Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Who holds the keys to digital sovereignty? It might not be who you think
As governments think more about digital identity as a pillar of digital public infrastructure, and therefore a matter of vital…
Nigeria wades into social media age assurance debate with public survey
A survey has been released by the Nigerian Data Protection Commission to gather feedback on the proposed regulation of a…
Digital ID is a tool for fraud prevention, or a system of control: Michael Nash
The way digital identity is commonly presented – as a tool for protecting against fraud and other benign uses –…
STCon edges in among established facial recognition accuracy leaders in NIST 1:N
A handful of new facial recognition algorithms have been added to the NIST FRTE 1:N Identification this year, but most…
Are deepfakes already in your system? Learn how to find out, what to do
The threat that deepfakes pose to biometric onboarding processes is well known at this point. Less well understood, according to…
dormakaba splurges to expand biometric access control market reach
Swiss biometrics and access control provider dormakaba has made a strategic investment in U.S.-based physical access control company SwiftConnect. The…
Facephi detects opportunity in biometric fraud protection inflection point
Major gains by Facephi in revenue from its biometric fraud protection, in market reach and free cash flow present an…
Next considers fundraising as key biometrics markets reopen
2025 closed on a disappointing note for Next Biometrics, revenue-wise, but the company says its focus on biometric liveness will…
RIVR results show biometric liveness detection effectiveness highly variable
The state of the art in biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) is better than document validation, but far worse than…
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